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Originally Posted by planetdoc
first, Irvin was 6'3'', 245lbs who ran the forty at 4.41 seconds. He is like an OLB....not comparable.
I am pretty sure that Sutton has his lineman 2-gapping, not 1-gapping.
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You're right, he isn't comparable. But that's because Irvin was a raw project whereas Donald is a known commodity who is fairly polished with his technique and had tremendous production to go along with his eye-popping athleticism. Only thing they have in common is that both are undersized for the positions that they play. Irvin is a pass rusher for the Seahawks, he fills the same role as Clemons did.
Sutton's 3-4 is more of a hybrid scheme, the DL is asked to 2-gap as well as 1-gap. I guess you missed the statement that virtually every one of the players made when they said it was an attacking style of defense vs your purist 2-gap scheme? Jesus, you don't even know your own team.